India took another step forward with its human spaceflight program, as ISRO tested the crew escape system for its crew capsule in an emergency pad abort situation. The test lasted about 220 ...

The overall plan involves a pad abort test in the spring of next year, involving a Dragon being launched from the test stand via the ignition of the abort engines, prior to the initiation of the ...

The abort test saw the capsule accelerate to about 650 ... event of an emergency while astronauts are sitting on the launch pad or ascending. The test was designed to carry the capsule a mile ...

Two identical un-crewed missions (G1 and G2) besides Integrated Air Drop Test, Pad Abort Test, and Test Vehicle flights will precede the manned mission. CM is a habitable space with an Earth-like ...